RATTLE

RATTLE

Summer 2010 cover
Editor-in-Chief Alan Fox
Publisher Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation
Based in Los Angeles, California
Website rattle.com
ISSN 1097-2900
OCLC number 36334564

RATTLE is an award-winning poetry magazine based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1994, the magazine is published by the Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation.[1] Established writers such as Philip Levine, Jane Hirshfield, Billy Collins, Sharon Olds, Gregory Orr, and others have appeared in RATTLE, although the magazine also prides itself on its publication of new and emerging poets. Poems from the magazine have been reprinted in The Best American Poetry[2]and Pushcart Prize[3] anthologies.

According to the magazine’s website:

RATTLE is pretty simple: We love poetry and feel that it's something everyone can enjoy. We look for poems that are accessible, that have heart, that have something to say.[4]

Each issue features a theme honoring a particular community of poets, such as teachers, slam poets, or, most recently, nurse poets. Interviews with contemporary poets are also a staple of the twice-yearly publication. Though primarily dedicated to its print issues, the magazine’s website features a variety of supplemental material, such as audio archives[5], reviews of contemporary poetry[6], and electronic issues[7].

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RATTLE Poetry Prize

The RATTLE Poetry Prize, established in 2006, awards $5000 to the best poem submitted, as decided by the magazine’s editors. Ten $100 honorable mentions are also awarded. All winners receive publication in the winter issue of the magazine.[8]

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Editor-in-Chief: Alan Fox
Editor: Timothy Green
Assistant Editor: Megan O’Reilly
Editor Emeritus: Stellasue Lee
Editorial Assistant: Cassandra Glickman

Past Contributors

Past contributors to the journal have included[9]:

Notes

  1. ^ [1] Web page titled "Media & Projects" at the Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation website, accessed June 30, 2008
  2. ^ [2] The Best American Poetry 2007. Heather McHugh, Guest Editor, David Lehman, Series Editor. ISBN 0743299736, Scribner, 2007
  3. ^ [3] Pushcart Prize XXXII: Best of the Small Presses. Bill Henderson, Series Editor. ISBN 978-1888889468, Pushcart Press, 2008
  4. ^ [4] Web page titled "RATTLE: About Us" at the RATTLE website, Accessed June 30th, 2008
  5. ^ [5] Web page titled "RATTLE: Audio Archives" at the RATTLE website, accessed June 30th, 2008
  6. ^ [6] Web page titled "RATTLE: e-Reviews" at the RATTLE website, Accessed June 30th, 2008
  7. ^ [7] Web page titled "RATTLE: e-Issues" at the RATTLE website, Accessed June 30th, 2008
  8. ^ [8] Web page titled "Poetry Prize" at the Poets & Writers magazine website, Accessed June 30th, 2008
  9. ^ [9] Web page titled "RATTLE: Links" at the RATTLE website, accessed June 30th, 2008

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